cullare
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verb
- to rocka child
- to swing with light, gentle movements; to sway
- to caress
- to have in mindan idea, hope, etc.
- to deceive
Forms
Present
| I | cullo |
|---|---|
| you | culli |
| he, she, it | culla |
| we | culliamo |
| you (plural) | cullate |
| they | cullano |
Imperfect
| I | cullavo |
|---|---|
| you | cullavi |
| he, she, it | cullava |
| we | cullavamo |
| you (plural) | cullavate |
| they | cullavano |
Past historic
| I | cullai |
|---|---|
| you | cullasti |
| he, she, it | cullò |
| we | cullammo |
| you (plural) | cullaste |
| they | cullarono |
Future
| I | cullerò |
|---|---|
| you | cullerai |
| he, she, it | cullerà |
| we | culleremo |
| you (plural) | cullerete |
| they | culleranno |
Conditional
| I | cullerei |
|---|---|
| you | culleresti |
| he, she, it | cullerebbe |
| we | culleremmo |
| you (plural) | cullereste |
| they | cullerebbero |
Subjunctive
| I | culli |
|---|---|
| you | culli |
| he, she, it | culli |
| we | culliamo |
| you (plural) | culliate |
| they | cullino |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | cullassi |
|---|---|
| you | cullassi |
| he, she, it | cullasse |
| we | cullassimo |
| you (plural) | cullaste |
| they | cullassero |
Imperative
| you | culla |
|---|---|
| he, she, it | culli |
| we | culliamo |
| you (plural) | cullate |
| they | cullino |
Other forms
| infinitive | cullare |
|---|
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Il suocero vuole ricostruire la culla di famiglia.The father-in-law wants to rebuild the family cradle.B2Di nuovo, per favore (25) — Again, please (25) (B2)
- La nonna ama cullare il nipote anche se ha otto anni.The grandmother loves rocking her grandson even though he's eight.B2Di nuovo, per favore (20) — Again, please (20) (B2)
- La sposa ha il compito di cullare la nipotina che non dorme.The bride has the job of rocking the baby niece who won't sleep.B2Di nuovo, per favore (9) — Again, please (9) (B2)
Other ways to say it
- abbindolareto trick or take in
- accarezzareto stroke gently; to caress; to flatter
- adescareto bait (fish, birds); to lure, to entice
- buscherareto deceive, to cheat; to spoil, to ruin (items)
- carezzareto stroke gently; to caress; to coddle, to spoil (someone), to treat with excessive indulgence
- circuireto circle, to go around; to surround, to encircle (someone)
- coccolareto cuddle
- coltivareto cultivate or grow (crops)